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It's impossible to explain without first attending at least one or two races, then you can relate. You also need to understand the lingo, the points system, the races within a race, pit strategy, and so on. It's a unique event. I was hooked after attending one race. Once you get into it, then you can relate to the televised version.
I was dragged kicking and screaming to my first one. Years later I took a friend who thought I was nuts. Now he goes to 3-4 races a year, and I haven't been to one since Talladega in 1999.
There is also an aroma at the track that is special. It reminded me in some ways of the aroma at a Georgia Tech football game in Grant Field back in the 1960s when I was setting in the Tech alumni section and the men were smoking pipes and expensive cigars. You would think all the smoke would make you ill, but maybe it combined with the whiskey to create something special. It's the same at a race track. The smell of the tires, the gas, the fresh paint on the cars, the smoke from the grills in the infield, and the various adult beverages combine to create a pleasant aroma in the air.
It's just an exciting happening when you experience the real thing.
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